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(Posted on May 16, 2018 at 07:52PM by Danielle Smyth)

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You may not know it, but Nissan has quite the storied history. All the way back in 1914, a Japanese company called Kaishinsha Motorcar Works released a new vehicle called the DAT. This was an acronym of the last names of the owners (Kenjiro Den, Rokuro Aoyama, and Meitaro Takeuchi).

In 1932, the company released a new compact car with a smaller 495 cc engine. They elected to do this because Japan had passed recent laws that made having a vehicle with specs under 500 ccs beneficial.

At this point, the automakers named their new vehicle Datson. However, this model was later changed to Datsun, because â€œsonâ€ sounded too much like the Japanese word for â€œloss.â€

In 1936, Nissan placed the Datsun into an auto race, which it handily won. This jumpstarted the companyâ€™s storied role in motorsports.

Nissan has come a long way since then, but is still committed to being the best! Now, from the powerful Titan to the environmentally friendly Leaf S, the automaker is proud to produce the worldâ€™s highest-quality vehicles.

Stop by your Kirkland Nissan dealer and test drive the 2018 Nissan Leaf S, a technological marvel for todayâ€™s generation. Fully electric, this car will save the planet and is easy on wallets. Hurry in!Â